The restaurants’ interior and exteriors are decorated based on Edo period structures. There are plenty of food options including soba, noodles, and rice dishes. Archery target Shamisen (three strings)ĭining Options at Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura
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Free experiences vary from learning how to play on shamisen (three strings) to putting on Edo period makeup. Paid activities including shooting ninja stars, archery, and boat cruise. The market district at Edo Wonderland has both paid and free activities. All the performances are family friendly and appropriate for all ages. The actors also selected a random audience member to participate in the play. The acting is in Japanese but it’s easy enough to understand from the actors’ expression and movement what’s the storyline.
Additionally, there are scheduled performances inside some of the buildings.Īt Wakamatsu-ya, visitors can watch a play about an aristocratic looking for love in the red-light district of Edo. There are more dining options and souvenir shops in the market district. It was so interesting to watch the procession as the Oiran Courtesan wears very tall geta (下駄) strolling down the main road with unique footwork. Photo studio Market DistrictĪfter the Inn Town, the next section is the market district where one of the main performances takes place – The Oiran Courtesan Procession. Yakitori standĪs visitors to Edo Wonderland, you could rent period clothing to walk around in character and photo services are also available to capture the memory. Almost every Edo-related museum we’ve been to in Japan has an exhibition on the importance of the fire brigade back in the days. Once a fire starts it is very difficult to put out. Back in the 1700s, all the buildings were made of wood so the fire brigade played a very important role in daily life. The Road to Edo leads into the Inn Town where there are a number of dining options as well as the fire brigade and swordsmith’s shop. Road to Edo Watermill house Guardhouse Interior of guardhouse The park is divided into 5 sections:Īs you approach the town you can see many people dressed in Edo period clothing wondering about the town (both visitors and staff). It’s different from the typical theme park as it is about life in the Edo period. The name Edomura (江戸村) translates to Edo village. Travel to the Past at Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura Town checkpointĮdo Wonderland Nikko Edomura is a theme park located about 2.5 hrs north of Tokyo near Nikko.
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Here is the Just One Cookbook Nikko Travel Guide series below and we hope you’ll enjoy the journey with us. Our family had a blast learning about life in Japan during the Edo period, trying various activities, and enjoying the theatrics the park offered. Welcome to the start of our Nikko travel guide series and we’ll start off at Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura, a theme park built as an Edo period village replica. You can watch a live ninja show, check out a real ninja house complete with revolving walls, fake hallways, hidden compartments and trap doors, admire the ingenuity of ninja weaponry, and even walk on water with the clever use of foot rafts.At Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura, visitors can experience life in the Edo period and participate in fun activities for the entire family. It offers visitors a glimpse into the life of ninja and a peek at some of their skills. You can discover many of the secrets of the Iga-ryu Ninja Museum in Iga City. When Ieyasu became shogun in 1603, he employed the Iga ninja as guards for Edo Castle (now part of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo) as well as to supply him with intelligence like modern-day spies. The most famous of the Iga ninja was undoubtedly Hattori Hanzo, who saved the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu. These ninja were trained in the arts of disguise, escape, concealment, explosives, poison, unarmed combat and a multitude of weaponry.
The Iga ninja trained in ninjutsu (the art of stealth) in the local mountains and forests, honing their secret art and skills over many centuries. The Iga ninja originated in Iga Province in the area around the towns of Iga and Ueno in Mie Prefecture.
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